@cwebber
Sorry if that's a stupid question: That revocation… was it possible because of .org being a US-based company? Is revoking a US-based domain name easier than others from somewhere else?

@cwebber more back on this https://www.wewillfreeus.org/the-server-called-paranoia-defend-autistici-inventati-before-september-25/

@cwebber
We just had a very interesting season on this at #SoCraTes26

@cwebber https://noblogs.org and https://www.inventati.org have not been revoked. looks like only autistici.org has been affected.

Autistici/Inventati's domains have now been revoked. I updated the link in the above post with a wayback machine copy.

Every now and then someone tells me, "We have a decentralized naming system, it's called DNS!" and I say, no we don't, DNS is extremely centralized? And if that wasn't clear to you before, hopefully it's clear to you today.

@Marloezovic Iets voor NRC?

@cwebber the history link is down 😞

Link is gone. Domain wise.

@cwebber second link still does not work for me. server not found.

@cwebber
> There could come a time where the fediverse, or any decentralized network infrastructure, is a target as well if we don't sound the alarms now.

- As I explained in my quote for this post, alt OSes are already being targeted too, the US is turning into NK, and worst-case, could be locked to a state intranet with its own Red Star OS.

There could be a time also when Linux desktops and laptops are targeted like alt Android phones are being targeted right now.

@cwebber USA=1970s USSR, we became the evil empire we opposed.

@cwebber

This is a threatening development.

I say this with love, even though it's going to sound a lot like hate.

They desperately need a short and sharable description of the problem for people who aren't leftists and don't like leftists.

You know, something that points out why this this a bad thing for everyone, yada yada yada.

That blog post isn't sympathetic at all if you aren't another leftist.

@cwebber Thanks for sharing the news. I tried to donate to A/I about 12 hours ago via Liberapay, but their payment processor PayPal wouldn’t allow me to send money without creating an account, which I was not willing to do.

I tried again just now—and PayPal have locked A/I’s account. I hope no money of theirs got frozen. Let’s hope the Italian banking system is beyond the U.S. government’s reach for now and SEPA transfers still work.

@cwebber see also https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/un-rights-office-condemns-us-designation-palestine-action-terrorist-group-2026-08-27/ #scaredtotag #support #palestineaction